SPIP up to 4.4.8 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in SPIP up to 4.4.8. Affected is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-71248. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SPIP up to 4.4.8 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

SPIP before 4.4.9 allows Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via syndicated sites in the private area. The #URL_SYNDIC output is not properly sanitized on the private syndicated site page, allowing an attacker who can set a malicious syndication URL to inject persistent scripts that execute when other administrators view the syndicated site details.

The weakness was presented by Dorian Piette. The advisory is shared for download at blog.spip.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-71248 since 02/19/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

Upgrading to version 4.4.9 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.9

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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CNA Base Score: 6.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: SPIP 4.4.9

Timelineinfo

02/19/2026 Advisory disclosed
02/19/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
02/19/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
02/19/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: blog.spip.net
Researcher: Dorian Piette
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-71248 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-71248
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-346928

Entryinfo

Created: 02/19/2026 16:33
Changes: 02/19/2026 16:33 (76)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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